The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 22, 1925, Page 1

Daily Worker Annual Sub- scription Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN/ON IT! Vol. Il. No. 86. { 26 AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. cionninntsaeslntsnanitstanininiortiemncel Cee a short time ago the capital- ist lie mills had Zinoviev’s troops attacking Trotsky’s troops and both were having ea¢h other arrested or besieged in the Kremlin. A Honolulu editor mistook that ancient edifice for a prominent member of the Russian €ommunist Party, and when a private in the United States army pointed out his mistake the editor called up the authorities and the private got forty years in jail. * * * HE. discussion in the ranks of the Russian Communist Party on the theoretical position of Trotsky was a hot one, and it is no secret that the former war minister was flattened out like a pancake, politically, after the discussion was over. The counter. reyolutionists, the yellow socialists, the liberals and the intelligentzia Tushed to his assistance. The 2% internationalists grasped, like drown- ing men, at this latest straw of hope that blew their way. Perhaps they might yet be saved from oblivion! Trotsky in the meantime was saying nothing but taking the sun in the Caucasus. ay latest reports appearing in the capitalist press, regarding Trotsky are not of a nature to give aid and com- fort to those who expected Trotsky to sulk in his tent like a disappointed Napoleon and become the center for an international opposition against the Communist International. If the reports are true, Trotsky is slated for an important position in the Soviet government and is again ready for active service. Perhaps the lie fac- tories will have Trotsky arresting Zin- oviev in a few weeks from now. "2 UR scribblers never seém to real- ize that what is governing Russia today, is not a little group of adven- turers but a powerful, well-knit and disciplined organization, with a pro- gram, a theory and a tradition. Piffle- headed historians, who present the history of the human race to us as a series of conflicts between individ- ual leaders, without taking into con- sideration the social forces behind those individuals, may see in.the pres- ent situation in Russia only the result of Lenin’s “scheming,” and’ not a new era in human developmient™ marking the first successful revolution .of the workers and peasants agaifist the capitalists and fendal landowners. ** * OMMUNISTS do not minimize the importance of men of genius like Lenin, Marx, Engels and other intel- lectual giants who have charted the stormy sea of the future for the work- ing class. They helped to fashion history. But they also know that no man or group of men no matter how brilliant can build an enduring struc: ture on a principle that is not in harm- ony with economic evolution. The Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (how that title must stick in the throats of the capitalist flunkeys who are obliged to usé it) is in harmony with evolution. It is established on the principle that those who produce the necessities of life for society, should be the rulers and that those who render no useful service should have the full social value of the pro- duct of their uselessness. eee 'T happens that the useful people are in the great majority, and when this great majority gets the gov- ernmental power in its hands, which means the military machine, and has the intelligence to direct that power and is sufficiently conscious of its ability to retain that power, all the bright schemes that were ever con- cocted could not turn back the wheels of progress one millionth part of an inch. This is the reason why the dic- tatorship of the proletariat in Russia is growing stronger every day, while the black dictatorships in Italy, Hun- gary, Bulgaria, Poland, Spain and other countries are on the vergé of collapse despite the support given to them by the millions of Wall Street. “eo HE Russian Communist Party, the political. party» that directs the |. Soviet government, is. perhaps the most remarkable organization in ‘the history of the world, To properly un- derstand. present developments in Soviet Russia, it is not enough to read the Communist papers, but @ (Continued on page 5) CHINESE IN SEATTLE, IN MEMORY OF SUN YAT SEN, JOIN HANDS. WITH THE WHOLE WORKING CLASS °* 139 SUITES: THE DAIL Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1923, In Chicago, by ¥ mw. DER RULE BEHIND WALL OF BAYONETS Bul garian n Government Assassinating Foes (Special to The Daily Worker) VIENNA, April 20.—Murder mpst foul js being committed by the fascist Bulgarian government behind dark wall of silence that keeps the bloody deeds of the Zankov regime hidden from the outside world, except for surrepitious information that fil- ters out thru the barrier of bayonets that this gang of assassins have drawn around the frontiers. If reports are not exaggerated, a campaign of murder unequalled since the mass slaughter of workers in Fin- land, is now raging in Bulgaria. The fascist dictatorship, tottering before the growing opposition of the workers and farmers has tried to fasten the bomb explosion on the Communist In- ternational, and on the Communist Party of Bulgaria, the only organiza- tion that is capable of rallying the masses in the struggle for freedom. Communists Executed. Four hundred Communists have been exgeuted, say news dispatches. In fact, so cruel and heartless has been the policy of the white terrorist General Tzaroff, that the army is re- volting against his excesses and going over fo the revolutionists. King Boris, who is a mere tool in the hands of the fascisti has been made the hero of the latest crisis. The fascisti now hope that thru the publicity manu- factured by his press agent relating | to his involuntary participation in the first of the latest series of bomb in- cidents, that the queen of Roumania will allow her parasite daughter to marry Boris. Court martial law rules in Bulgaria. Sharp fights are taking place all over the country between the revolutionists and the fascisti and it is too early to predict the ‘outcome. Bulgaria today asked permission of the inter-allied military commission to raise an additional 10,000 troops to enablesthem to-crush the oppositio This indicates the seriou situation. An additional Tec u of 3,000 was recently allowed by-fl council of ambassadors. Jugo-Sk is protesting against any further. crease in the Bulgarian army. © Snow Covers’ Northern Minnesota.” DULUTH, Minn., April 20.— This city and surrounding territory .toda: is blanketed by four and one-half inch- es of snow. Temperatures registered 82 degrees above early today. pre Kurds Renew Activities. CONSTANTINOPLE.— The Kurde- stan rebels have renewed their: activi- ties against the Turkish federals in the region of Silvan and Karameche, it was learned today. Turks Hang 23 Kurds. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20.— Twenty-three Kurdestan rebels were hanged today in the district of Diebe- kir by Turkish federal troops. Japs Have Air Mail. TOKYO, April 20.— The Japanese air mail service was inaugurated to- day when the Tokyo-Osaka route was opened to the public. Two Quakes Rock Tokyo. TOKYO, April 20.—Tokyo was rock- ed by two earthquakes last night and this morning, the first shock coming at midnight and the second at 6 a. m. No damage was reported. POLISH. PRIEST 0 HAVE BEEN EXCHANGED GETS 6 YEAR SENTENCE 20— Brani- LENINGRAD, April slav Oussas, the Polish priest who |the question of Marcel Cachin, Com- ‘was one of the prisoners to have |munist leader, “What is the govern- exchanged for two Polish | ment’ general | Communists murdered while under the chamber of eputies tomorrow. police guard bound for the Soviet border, was sentenced to six years’ |wer, as the socialist bloc ministry, ation by ‘containing minister of finance Cail- imprisonment and strict | the district court here, He was charged with immoral treatment of | Aristide Briand,.is made up of men young girls in his employ. (Spectal to The Daily Worker) onward, The occasion was furnished when the city central committee of the Work- ers Party, thru a special committee extended an initiative to the Kuomin-|wondor and Frank Hammell, tang of this city, to participate in the commemoration of the death of Sun|when the walls ofa hardware store (Continued on page 6,) the, ail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicage, by mail, $6.00 per year. exchange for sixty billion francs of short term treasury bonds and twenty note circulation 120 billion francs or SEATTLE, Wash., April 14.—(By Mail.)—For the first time in history,|three times the present figure, the Chinese of this city have officially and otherwise participated in a gath- ering of working class organizations, exchanging and accepting courteous ting th: s) invitations, thus demonstrating that the Chinese masses are moving fast which ‘swept. thru. Wisconsin and central Illinois and passed on thru Ohio, killed two watchmen, George crashed in on them, LEVIN PREVENTS “SUSPENDED”. MEMBERS FROM GETTING WORK AND TRIES TO BAR THEM OUT ‘ That the Levin-Hillman gang now trying to fold down the rank and file from revolting at the expulsions of the left wing members for daring to hold political opinions different than Abe Cahan of the yellow socialist “Forward,” had their tongues in their cheek when) they pretended that the “suspended” members should “apply for wor! igltnown by the events of the last few days and a conflict yesterday mol in the A, C. W. emplyo- ment office. How They Are “Given Work.” Conforming to the instruction to register at the employment office for work, the “suspended” members have faithfully led out the instruction. But with little employment being given. Helen Kaplan was given a job, but strangely got fired after two days — on the excuse that she was “working too fast.” H. L. Kahn got a job substituting for another worker for two days. The interests to build an im- same for Clara Shapiro, As for Phil I of commercial airplanes Aronberg, he was sent to Hart,| that may bejquickly turned into war spacers and right a thee wale bla planes, the Qhicago Aviation company should appear in the background, bu ‘ the brother of Sam Levin, manager of a os esa: mion: and the joint board, czar of the A, C. W.| Will fly Passengers and freight be- who has learned nothing from what| tween Chieago, St. Louis, Kansas City, happened to Nicholas the second. The} Detroit, Minpeapolis, St. Paul, In- dianapolis, tha and other cities. (Continued on page 2.) 4, THE| HELMSMAN ii War Air Fleet, Fance of the plan of Amer- IT WOuvD BE Bet yn ib HAVE Hol way Do os WANT THAT? TL WORKER. | © Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 8, 1879, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925 Publish Be 290 AMALGAMATION OF ALL WOOL TEXTILE UNIONS OF BRITAIN GOING ON NEW YORK, April 20.—That the amalgamation movement in the tex- tile unions of Great Britain has reached formidable proportions is testified to in information received here by the Fairchild publications which list as committed to amal- gamation into one organization of all unions in the British wool textile trade the following unions: The National Union of Textile workers, the National Society of Woolcombers, the Wool Yarn and Warehouse Workers Union, the Scottish Textile Workers’ Union Dunfermline; the Brechin Mill and Factory Operatives’ Union, the Dundee and District Calender Work- ers’ Union, the Scottish Textile Workers Union, Kilcaldy; the Dun- dee and District Union of Jute and Flax Workers and the Perth Textile Workers’ Union. Combined member. ship of these unioge is approxim- ately 95,000. WILL TELL You WHAT WAY TO TURN, COMMUNIST FOR SHOW DOWN ON FRENCH POLICY PainleveCabinet to Face Deputies Today (Speciawto The Daily Worker.) PARIS, France, April 20.—The new Painleve cabinet will have to answer CRUSH SERIOUS RE BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange Free S$ by natives here against the English ru had fired oma crowd of over four thou ber. The military forces have been ca as serious, Many have been arrested. the “lov a few weeks. Bloemfontein is the capital of the GARY GLOATS OVER icy?” when it face: This question will-be hard to ans- laux and minister of foreign affairs of 5,083,025 outstanding and 1,452,491 p with divergent, ideas. Caillaux For Inflation. The newspapers here declare that Caillaux plans to issue bank notes in this amount, he said, there had been invested in new properties $364,070, 646, leaving a balance of net working assets of $252,990,662. Judge Gary. told stockholders that the directors of the corporation” had made its securities intrinsically more valuable from time to time, Increased Dividends. “We increased the dividend on the common stoek,” Gary declared, “by the payment wf extras, so that if con- tinued withowt interruption it would amount to 7 per cent. We made these (Continued on page 2) t ‘ ‘ two billion francs of long term bonds maturing this year, making the total Itinois Storm, Kills Two, PEORIA, I, April 20.—A storm here, BRITISH MILITIA CALLED OUT TO VOLT IN ORANGE | STATE WHERE WALES:SEEKS THRILLS tate, South Africa—A demonstration le was put down only after the police sand natives, killing a unknown num- lied out and the situation is regarded The Prince of Wales, on his pleasure trip thru Africa, to demonstrate of ithe British imperialists for the African natives, is due here in Orange Free State. The Prince of Wales, who is due to reach Capetown on April 30, is now traveling in a special train thru southern Nigeria. en route to Lagos. PROFITS AS HIS STEEL SLAVES MAKE WORLD RECORD HOBOKEN, N. J., April 20.—Directors of the United States Steel corpora- tion were reelected at the annual meeting of the corporation here today. There were represented at the meeting 2,383,004 common shares out of a total referred shares of a total of 3,602,811. Half Billion Surplus Profit. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors, who presided at the meeting, announced that the United States Steel corporation had undivided surplus on hand of $517,061,308. From #——-———— Brown to Speak Wednesday. NEW YORK, April 20.—Altho Bish- op William Montgomery Brown failed to speak in St. Mark's church on the Bowery, where more than one. thou- sand had gathered to hear him, it was announced that Brown will speak Wednesday at the Community church run by’ Dr. John Haynes Holmes on 34th stPéet. Brown was ordered not to speak it! any Episcopal church in New York, by Bishop Manning, but it was thought he would disobey the or- der. PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL NEW YoRK | YORK EDITION ed daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WO..KER Price 3 Cents ' COMMUNISTS OF MEXICO AND U. S. (Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, April 11.—(By Mail.)—July 4, marking the independence of the United States from British rule, will hence- forth serve as a symbol for the national liberation movements in all countries of the western hemisphere, which are now facing the menace not of Great Britain but of the all-devouring empire of Wall Street. Accepting unanimously a proposition presented in the name jot the Workers (Communist) Party of America, the third annual |congress of the Communist Party of Mexico, now in session, | went on record in favor of denominating the week ending July 4 as “anti-imperialist week” thruout America. During this week meetings will be held, special editions of Communist and other anti-imperialist periodicals will be pub- lished, demonstrations will be staged in front of American con- sulates, ete. An effort will be+ made to enlist the co-operation of labor and peasant organiza- § NEARIN tions, student leagues and all other anti-imperialist groups in North, South and Central Amer- jica. bd Greetings from United States. Greeting the congress of the Mexi- can Party in the name of the sister organization of the north, Manuel Gomez, fraternal delegate from the Workers (Communist) Party of Amer- — ica, emphasized the growing im- bd portance of a united struggle against Education Conference American imperialism and presented a a number of concrete péopoeals for com- Ruled by Reaction mon action, all of which were adopted. Seiad The congress also adopted a reso- (Special to The Daily Worker.) lution of protest against the inter- PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 20— ference of the United States in the| After kicking out the Communists Tacna-Arica controversy between|from the fourth national conference Chile and Peru and called upon the| of the Workers’ Education Bureau by Chilean and Peruvian peoples to hold|the barring of the delegates of the their governments responsible for hav-| Workers’ School of New York and the ing accepted such interference. The | rejection of its affiliation, the reaction- appointment of General Pershing to} ary machine of the A. F. of L., which administer the plebiscite was especial-| has swallowed the bureau from hat to ly stigmatized and an appeal to the|bootheels, began a war on the rem- solidarity of the peoples of the two}nants of the left wing by a vicious South American countries was issued.| attack on Professor Scott Nearing, Another resolution denounced the| famous economist and educator who American ogcupation of Santo|had criticized the class collaboration Domingo, Haiti and sections of the] tendency of the conference. territory of Central America by armed The Old Gang Knows How. forces of the United States. ”) The Matthew Woll, \Perkins, Frey, Bare Grimes.in Centra! America. Maurer machine used their accumulat- “The fraternal delegate from the ed experience of steam-rolling tradé Communist Party of Central America} union conventions, to suppress the reported on the crimes of the Orellana | left wing led by Nearing, who was de- government in Guatemala, openly sup-|Clared “out of order” when he an ported by the United Statse govern-| nounced that he wished to “sound @ ment. In Guatemala there is no such | 20te of rebellion.” a thing as freedom of press and even} The A. F. of L. bureaucracy was the right to strike is denied. Hun-|#ided in its open capture of the con dreds of workers have been thrown}ference and the future of the bureau into jail and submitted to the most ex-j>y the fact that the bureau is finan- treme tortures for activities in behalf; Cially dependent on the bureaucracy of their class. The Communist Party; 4nd by its control of existing organ of Central America is forced to exist} {izations such as the Brookwood col as an illegal organization. Even the |!ege. issuance of a simple strike leaflet is} Choice Between Two Leaderships. severely castigated. The Communist This is evidently disturbing to the Party of Central America appeals to}left wing, which§seems unreconciled working class organizations thruout|to the reality that the bureau faced America to take up its fight for free-| the necessity of either teaching class dom of press and the right to strike} struggle and thus accepting Commun- in Guatemala. ist leadership, or teaching unadulter- U. S. Capitalism Dominates. ated class collaboration and falling in American capitalists dominate |to the complete control of the reac Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nica-| tionary trade union officialdom. ragua, Costa Rica and Panama. They Woll presented and forced thru a won the public utilities, mines and|2€W constitution for the Workers railroad lines. In the banana-produc-| Educational Bureau, which makes it ing regions the United Fruit company | Completely subject to the A. F. of L is lord and master, with the local gov-|™achine. The new constitution pro ernments ever ready to send troops in| Vides that only two out of the eleven case of working class resistance. executive board members are to be Bertram D. Wolfe, delegate of the ;¢lected by the convention. Mexican Party to. the Fifth Congress |Convention Agree to Surrender ita of the Comintern;-reported to the con- Powers. (Continued on page 6.) The others are kindly provided by diprsieegeantinceelieoge the union officialdom, three to be ap- PROTEST ON RED (Continued on page 6.) . Rebel Lisbon Troops ARRESTS BRINGS Surrender to Gomes After Severe Fight LISBON, Portugal, April 20.—Fift- een hundred have been arrested by ° tie government of president Teixeira War Department Will Comes, and the revolt of a section of Be More Lenient | he army has been put down, it is | eported. The fighting between troops WASHINGTON, D. ©, April 20.— } -aded by Maj. Filoméno: Camara and Following the storm of’ protest that |! e troops of ‘the president lasted for nany hours*and many were killed and swept the country over the barbarous hundreds wounded) dispatches deck sentences of 40 and 26 years meted |” For a ttmo th f rye t ie ‘aan out to two Hawaiian soldiers for be- ts the freon rend een while caval ing Communists, the war department ry, announced’ today a policy of greater nfantry and arttilery, severat“hundred leniency for military prisoners. trong, under Camara, overthrew the New regulations provide that pris- frectory, and establiched headquar- oners may become eligible for parole | °TS in the Paco da Rotondo. The after completing one-third of their ent’s troops rallied, however, sentences, altho nine months must | "4: after cevere fighting, forced the have been served. Prisoners at Goy-| @bel troops to surrender, ernor’s Island, New York; Fort Leav- | RTE TA enworth, Kansas, and Alcatraz Island, |8!ue Blood’s Dance at Lexington San Francisco, are affected. Celebration, The extremely heavy sentences giv- BOSTON, Mass., April 20.— The en Paul Crouch and Walter Trumbull, stationed at Schofield bar-acks, Hono- lulu, for no other reas. than that they declared thetnselves Communists in sympathy with Soviet Russia, drew the attention of the American work- ers to the persecution of soldiers by the war denartment. celebration of the 150th anniversary of the battle of Lexington is being — held by the New England business men and public officials will end at the military ball given by Goy- blue bloods will terminate, three o'clock tomorrow morning when — ernor Fuller to a crowd of selected ! ha